Sir,—I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed your special issue on Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf (HI 22.2, March/April 2014). However, I am puzzled by the reference to […]
Read More →Sir,—I have noticed belatedly the interesting article by John Gibney on Islandmagee in 1641 (HI 21.1, Jan./Feb. 2013). I am a direct descendant of Bryan McGee (1624–80), who, as the […]
Read More →The Military Service Pensions Collection originated in a decision of the Oireachtas, in June 1923, to compensate wounded members of the IRA, National Army, Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army, […]
Read More →An older generation of Keynesian economists—in Ireland Paddy Lynch comes to mind, and also James Meenan—usually studied a wide range of subjects, including history, before specialising in a particular field. […]
Read More →The notes of a Cumann na mBan convention held in Dublin on 31 October 1915 record that: ‘A uniform was adopted and it was resolved that the use of the […]
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